Firefighter Training

Training Division
The Training
Division is responsible for all training conducted by the New Rochelle
Fire Department This training can be academic, (in the classroom) or
hands on (in the field). This training is to better prepare our
firefighters for the numerous types of emergencies that we are called
upon everyday to mitigate. This training starts in “probie” or recruit
school.

This is a 15-week course geared toward strengthening
the recruits body and mind in anticipation of the many challenges he/she
will face on a daily basis. The environment that firefighters work in
is ever changing, and the only way to keep up with the changes is good,
realistic training.

Recruit Training includes the following topics:

Accident Victim Extrication Training

Alarm Systems

Arson Awareness

Basic Firefighter Skills

Building Construction and Materials

Building Searches

Collapse Rescue

Confined Space Safety

Emergency Vehicle Driver Training

Fire Department Communications

Fire Department Organization

Fire Behavior

Fire Cause Determination

Fire Extinguishers

Firefighter Assist and Search Team (FAST)

Firefighter Safety and Survival

Fire Inspections

Fire Prevention Practices

Fire Suppression Systems

Flammable Liquid and Gases

Foam Operations

Forcible Entry

Incident Command (Intro)

Ground and Arial Ladders

Hazardous Materials

Hose Practices and Fire Streams

Personal Protective Equipment

Physical Fitness

Pre-Fire Planning

Property Loss Control

Rescue Technician - Basic

Response to Terrorism - Weapons of Mass Destruction

Rope Rescue

Suppression of Structural Fires

Using Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

Ventilation practices

Vehicle Fires

Water Supply

Also covered in recruit train: New York State Health Department Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).